The saw lists itself as 8.25″……and its 90 degree max depth of cut is 2-7/8th .
Since most home construction is done with 2x material…..is this not the stupidest tool every invented. It leaves the last 1/8th inch of the second board.
I fully understand the 60 degree bevel and other advantages of the saw. Yet the ability to cut both pieces would be a massive time saver.
Freud makes a 8.5″ blade that does fit and fully clears the blade gaurd.
Yet it does not have a diamond center, just the regular 5/8’s arbor.
Does anyone else make a 8.5″ blade with a diamond arbor ?
should I…
Make my own diamond cutout in the Freud 8.5 blade with my dremel tool ?
Quit my complaing and get a 10″ circular saw.
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Quit complaining...
And change the diamond arbor to a round. Did that for my Milwaukee..
Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....
Do mean ... change the arbor in the Skil saw from a <> to a round ?
Yup
Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....
An 8 1/2" blade will hit the guard on a 8 1/4" saw. Do not cut the diamond on a round hole blade, I doubt you could cut it accurate enough. Buy a larger saw, they make saws up to 15" in diameter.
mike
I went and got a new arbor with a 5/8" hole.
Affixed a Freud 8.5" blade..............worked with the saw very carefully all day.
There is about 1/16" of an inch of clearance between the blade teeth and the gaurd.
I fully realise all the apparent dangers of this experiment.
I am not a fool.....I know not to trim my hedges with a lawnmower !!!
I made several different cuts. crosscuts on 2x8 fascia. ripping plywood. general framing cuts. Cutting 3 sheets of 5/8"'s in one pass. Cutting 2 pieces of 2x6 plates for some the exterior walls on the garage.......In pass of course. Beveled 60 degree back cuts for fascia board....etc.
I had no discerenable problems. I carefully inspected the saw blade for clearance and spinning on the arbor. No evidence of any fouling or damage.
This setup is not for the common labourer.
The core question here (which I can't really answer) is — is 1/16 clearance enough to clear the saw dust and chips and adequately ventilate the blade?
I really think the best answer is a bigger saw
Ian
I fully understand the safety concerns.....and when the saw is used, its done with an extra measure of caution.
My point is why build a saw that just almost cuts 2 pieces of 2x material in one pass ?
Why not meet the needs of the industry...go the extra 1/4" !!!
I do have bigger saws, but this specific configuration works .
why build a saw that just almost cuts 2 pieces of 2x material in one pass
I don't know.
Why not meet the needs of the industry.
Have just had a quick look around and it looks like companies like Makita do. They seem to only make 7-1/4 and 9-1/4 saws.
My question back to ypou is why are you asking a 8-1/4 saw do the job of a 9-1/4 saw?
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